Page 193 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

166 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROVINCE

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The justices of the peace are oflicers who exercise judicial functions
when required so to do. They are appointed by the Provincial Gover'n-
ment and chosen among the owners of real estate who are not lawyers.
Theil' jurisdiction extends to certa,in infractions against the criminaI
code and to certain civil matters, more especially the collection of assess-
ments and damages caused by farm animaIs, etc.

38-Judgements rendered and Fines imposed by Justices of the Peace.

N OF Amouut
YEAHS of
Report made Compluin!.. Judgmell!.' 6.oe.'i impoBed
lod.!.'fld remlered
1026 . 1,023 1,\126 1,317 $ 23.000
1925.. . . 1,646 1,732 847 12,2<}0
1924 ' , . 1,650 2.179 1,431 14,970
1923 . 1,674 1,704 1,171 13,534
1922 " . 1,684 2,527 1,866 11,052
1021 . 1,7.'>2 3,777 2,628 1ü",!l1
1920 . J,642 2,754 2,(;44 11,775
1919 .. 1,695 2,431 1,434 40,DI'1
1918 " '. 1,767 1,(;31 1,11.,9 11 ,048
1917 .. 1,830 1,72,) 1,066 7,828
1916 . 1,"73 1,72t1 980 5,302
1915 ,. 2,l03 2,120 1,300 5,178
lOJ4 . 2,264 2,~54 1,557 7,677
1913 . 1,3113 2,2~.~ 1,721 9,889
1912 , .. 1,3S2 \ 7,i;J4 6,0:;9 30,618
1911 ......................•... 1,2~i7 2,J80 1,649 13,830
1910 .. 1,401 .'}/0128 3,781 22,120
1909 . 1,430 6,613 3,050 27,212
1908 . J.tl;m 7,299 3,127 :\Z.116
HJ07 ,., . 1,ZOI 0,304 3,733 ;2;j,579
1906 . 1,480 5,602 3,492 21,817
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The justicet: of the peace rendered judgment in 1,317 cases, in the
year 1926. The number of complaints laid was 1,926 and the amount
of the fineS' imposed $23,000.
COURTS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE PEACE, OF POLICE MAGISTRATES AND OF
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.

In 1916, for the first time, the information in connection with tha
three above mentioned courts was collected under the same heading.
In previous reports, statistics concerning the Police Ma,gistrate's Court
of the city of Montreal, were not given in the same tables. The variations
in figures which may be noticed from one year to another do not corres-
pond to an actual fluctuation in criminality, but are caused by the
omission of certain courts of justice ta forward their annual report.
It is therefore impossiblé to make comparisons in connection with the
cases submitted ta these tribunals, unless some account is taken of
incomplete reports.
The number of complaints laid before these courts reached 9,183 in
1926 whilst warrants of arrest issued numbered 2,933. The receipts of
these courts for the district of Quebec amounted to $15,306 and the
expenses were $9,525.